The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-03
operate cooperative stores ?"

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A. EYES, few, but under our sys-
tenn, known as the q ''Macune Trade
System" we, as rule, find that we
are able to- make very satisfactory
terms with our own merchants and
for the present we recommend this
system. 1t is very perfect and gives
satisfaction to all merchants who deal
with us. This will be explained fully
to your people as we proceed in the
work of organization.
Q. Well, are the financial advan-
tages of your order confined to buying
and selling p =
A. "Why, bless your life, these are
only the beginning of vast system of
financial design, which. we hope will
penetrate every department of our
industries. We have already per-
fected system for establishing manu-
featuring enterprises, and under which
we have now in operation twelve fine
Roller FIGURING mills and five others
in process of construction and several
cotton factories projected, two of
which we hope soon to have in opera
tion. The South must become what
nature designed-a great manufac-
turing district,-we must work up our
vast store of raw material if we would
become the prosperous and powerful
people that we ought to be. We, of
Texas, cling with filial love to the dear
old South, and we want to quicken
her into new life, by grasping and
utilizing new opportunities. We have
the most abiding faith in the nerve
and pluck of our people and in the
scheme, which for eight long years we
have worked earnestly to perfect, and
it is with pride that we all recognize
the truth that to the foresight, wisdom
and indomitable pluck and loyal devo-
tion of Dr. G. W. Macune, the Presi
dent of our National Alliance, we are
indebted for our success and the high
plane we occupy in the business world.
We not only wish to see the material
development of the South, but we
have other grand objects to accomp-
ish. We want and must work for
the moral, social and intellectual de-
velopment of our people, and this is a
part of our declared purpose"
Q. "What means do you use for
bringing your order before the people,
and for informing them as to your OBJ
jects and purposes ?"
A. awe use organizers, whose lee
lures are always public, but the great
propelling power of the movement is
our Alliance organ, the Southern Mer-
cmy, which M>largely patronized and
extensively rea0by our order. 1t is
the property of the Alliance and we
could not do without it, neither can the
Alliance prosper in any State unless
it has an organ, patronized and read
by the members. It is silent but
powerful and eloquent advocate of our
noble principles, and the father and
his whole family are receiving cline
upon line and precept upon precept"
every week, and thus we educate our
people to cherish and love the princi-
pies they have espoused. No alliance
can live and grow and prosper that
does not read its paper-this we have
found by experience, to be strictly
true. | am therefore gratified to see
that The PROGRESSIVE FARMER has
been adopted thus far by the Alliances
in your State and hope they will use
it freely and literally for the upbuild-
ing of the order.
Mr.. Elliott then went on to say that
he was commissioned and sent to our
State to organize State Alliance and
to push the matter of organizing sub |
ordinate and County Alliances until
our whole State is brought into the
order. He will attend the meeting of
the National Alliance at Shreveport,
in Louisiana on the 18th inst, and re-
turn to our State and address himself
to the work of organizing.
He requests that counties and COM
wishing an early organization
will address him at Raleigh.-Care OF
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.